The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-05

ancc uounS all enc aro or my
tears. Count all the drops Of my blood. By
the humiliation Of Bethlehem, by the sweat
OF Gothsemane, by the sufrerings of tho cross,
domand that no 60 free. On this arm he
hath loaned; to this heart ho hath flown; in
my tcats he hath washed; OH my righteous
moss he hath depended. Let him go FREQ;
am tho ransom. =, Let him escape tho lash;
took tho scourginss Lot tho cup pass from
him; drank 1t to Tho drcgs. Put on Linn tho
crown Of life, for have worn Ito crown Of
thorns.! Over against my cross Of shame set
his throne Of triumph"
!, wei, tho counsel on both sides have spoken,
and thero LIS only ono moro thing now remain
ing, and that is tho awarding of tho judg-
ment II you havo over been in q court room
you know the silence, aud tho solemnity,
when the verdict Is about to be rendered or
the Judgment about to be given. About this
soul on trial, shall 1t DO saved or shall il DO
lqsti .sAttentioni above, around, beneath.
All the universe cries, "Hcarl Hear"
Tho judge rises md gives this decision,
never to be, changed, mover TO bo revoked
"There is, therefore, now no condemnation to
them who arc in Christ Jesus" ..
"The soul that on Jesus hath leenod for rcposo,
will not, will not, desert to His foes;
That souh though an hell should cndcuSor to
:, ,'.i shake, ,r
III never, no pcvor. no mover forsake."
But, my friends, thero is coming day OF
trial I'm which not only tho saint, but tho
sinner must appear. That day Of trial will
como very suddenly. Tho farmer will DO at
the plow, the merchant will 10 i'll tho counting
room, tho woodmnn will DO ringing his AK
on the hiclsories, the wcavor will have his
| foot on tho treadle, the manufacturer will be
| walking amid the buzz Of looms and the clacl,
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| ing at tho bar pleading tho law, tho minister
may b. in tile pulpit pleading tho gospel, the
| drunlsard may be rccling amid his cups, and
| tho blasphomor with tho oath caught botwcol
| his teoth :. .
| ,Lol Tho sun hides. Night comes down at
mid-noon. A wavo Of darkness rolls over tho
earth. The stars appear ut monday. Tho
| earth shuddcrs and throbs. There an Garth
| quake opens and city sinks as q crocodile
would crunch child. Mountains roll in
| their sockets and send down their granite
cliffs IN an avalanche Of rock. Rivers pause
in their chase for tho sen, and ocean, uprcal-
Ing, cries to flying Alps and Himelayas
| Boasts below and moan, and snuff III,
the darkness. Clouds fly like hocks of
| swift eagles. Great thunders beat and boom,
and burst. Stars shoot and fall Tho Al
mighty, rising on his throne, declares that
time shall DO 40 longer, and tho archungcls
trump repeats 1T till oil tho living hear, and
tho continents Of dead spring to their feet
crying: "Timo shall DO 10 longerE Oh, or
that day, will you DO readya
have shown you how we'll tho Christian
will get of in his trial. VIII you get OF ns
we'll In your triali Will Christ plead Oh youl
side or will he plead against you9 Oh, whn
will you do In tho last great assizo, if your
conscience is against you, and tho world il
against you, and tho angels OF heaven art
against you, and the Holy Spirit is against
you, and tho Lord God Almighty is against
you'll Bettor this day bocuro an advocate